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MILK CAN.

Patented Sept. 15, 1885.

N Pains Phmumo n hu, Washington. 0 a v UNITED STATES PATENT UEETCE,

EDWIN SLAGHT, on GOWANDA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO F. s. OAKES AND s. F.nunenaon OATTARA-UGUS, NEW YORK.

MILK-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 326,341, datedSeptember 15, 1885.

Application filed November 6, 1683. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beitknown that I, EDWIN SLAGHT, a citizen of the United States, residingat Gowanda, in the county of Cattaraugus and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Milk-Cans; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has for its object an improved can for milk, from which itis practically impossible for the milk to be spilled in handling andtransporting, while at the same time the can is thoroughly andeffectively ventilated; and to these desirable and important ends myinvention consists of a certain construction and combination, which willbe more fully v hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved milk-can. Fig.2 is a central vertical section of Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a plan View of Fig.1, with portions broken away; and Fig. 4 is a plan view of Fig. 2, withone of the parts removed.

Referring to the drawings, a is the body of the can, of usualcylindrical construction, and a is an outside metallicstrengthening-rim. Around the interior surface of the can, at a suitabledistance below its upper edge, is secured the annular shelf b, which hasthe tapering surface I), extending from the inner edge of the shelf tothe inner wall of the can. This shelf b,which, as will be seen, istriangular in cross-section, can be constructed of solid metal, or ofsheet metal and hollow; but in either event its edges of contact withthe can must be carefully sealed with solder, so as to pre-' Vent anymilk from lodging between the shelf and can.

c is the cover for the can, and c c are the handles. This cover is of-adepth just sufficient to reach from the top edge of the can to the shelf6, upon which it rests and is held in position, and is of such adiameter as to enable it to be loosely but securely held in position.

e is a cylindrical extension located upon the central top portion of thecover 0, and the surface of the cover within this cylindrical extensionis reticulated or provided with the perforations c In lieu of theperforations as shown, a disk of fine wire-cloth can be employed to actas a strainer as well, in which event all that is necessary to be doneis to reverse the position of the cover, when it will act in thecapacity of a strainer.

dis an auxiliary cover or cap adapted to rest in the cylindricalextension 0 and is provided around its upper cylindrical surface withone or more rows of perforations, d, which, when the cap or cover at isin position, remain outside of the cylindrical extension 0'.

It will thus be seen that by means of the two series 0 and d ofperforations the can will be thoroughly and effectively ventilated andthe milk kept cool and pure, while there is no danger of the milk beingforced accitentally out of the can through the perforations.

Again, the shelf upon which the cover proper, c, rests effectuallyprevents the milk from being accidentally forced up and out of the canbetween it and the cover, as is the case with the cans of ordinaryconstruction, while the beveled surface I) of the shelf enables all themilk to be readily poured from the can.

It is apparent that the construction of parts just described enables thecan, its cover, and the removable cap to be readily and quickly cleansedafter use, permits the cover to be easily and rapidly removed from orplaced upon the can, allows proper and efficient ventilation of theinterior of the can at all times, and at the same time preventsaccidental spilling of the milk therefrom during handling andtransportation. This spilling of the milk during transportation isprevented by the endless or annular shelf b, which extends within thevertical flange of the cover, so that its inclined surface b will serveas a deflector for the upwardly-splashing milk, which is thus throwninwardly and is thereby prevented from being forced out of the canbetween the inner surface of the latter and the outer surface of thesaid vertical flange. The jarring and jolting incidental totransportation over rough country roads and the force of theinwardlydeflected splashing milk cause sudden concussions of the aircontained in the air-space of the can above the milk, which would beliable to force the cover from the can were not such concussionsrelieved by the perforations in the cover of the can.

I claim- 1. A milk-can provided near its top with an interior annularshelf having an upwardly and inwardly inclined inner face combined witha cover having a vertical flange whichis outside of the upper edge ofthe interior face of said shelf, substantially as set forth.

2. A milk-can provided near its top with an interior annular shelfhaving an upwardly and inwardly inclined inner face combined to thisspecification in the presence of two sub 30 scribing witnesses.

EDWIN SLAGHT.

Vitnesses:

W. T. MILLER, O'r'ro HoDnIoK.

